Traction-wheel lug



S. G. SOLEY. Tmcnorg wum we. k'rmcmou men nov. 25. I921.

Patented NW. 28, 1 922.

STHNLEY'G. sa'LEf Fatented Nov.28, 1922. 1,437,118 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

STANLEY G. SOLEY,

0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

TRACTION-WHEEL LUG.

Application flied November 26, 1921. Serial No. 518,061.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANLEY G SoLEY. a citizen of the United States,residing at it is first necessary to insert the hooks 11 in the holes 6.The bolt 14 then drops down in the hole 7. The wedge 18 is then in-Minneapolis, 1n the county of Hennepm serted. and if necessary. isslightly driven and State of Minnesota. have invented cerinto the slot17. the retaining pin 20 there tain new and useful Improvements in rtion-VVheel Lugs. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mud lugs for tractors and other heavyvehicles, and the main object is to provide a quickly detachable,simple. efficient and practical construc tion of lug for said purpose.Further objects will be disclosed in the course of the followingspecification and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing. in which:

after being secure in the hole 19 to prevent dislodgment of the wedge.

As above stated the bolt 14 is rotatable the object being to enable thewedge 18 to be driven into the bolt from any suitable direction whichmay occasionally be necessary in order to avoid spokes or otherinterfering objects.

It is understood that suitable modifications may be made in the designand struc ture of this device provided. however, that Fig. 1 IS a faceview of a fractional part such modifications come within the spirit of atractor wheel rim showing my 1mand scope of the appended claims. Havingproved lug as secured thereto. now therefore fully shown and describedFig. 2 1s a bottom view of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section on the line 44 in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters 5 designates the rim ofa tractor wheel, the same having holes 6 along its sides and a row ofcentrally located holes 7. Each lug consists primarily of an angularbase portion 8 having an integrally formed my invention. what I claim tobe new an desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A mud lug for traction wheels consisting of a base portion and anupstanding flange integral therewith. a pair of bolts resting on saidbase portion. said bolts being secured at corresponding ends in said lugflange and having hooks at their other ends adapted to engage the wheelrim and secure thereto the ends of the lug. and means for securing themiddle portion 0 the lug to said rim.

upstanding flange 9. A pair of bolts 10 2 A mud lug fontraction wheelsconsisthaving hooks 11 (adapted to engage the mg of a base portion andan upstanding said able in the lug and retained therein by a flangeintegral therewith. means for detach- 4 ably securing the ends of thelug to the rim of the wheel. a bolt rotatably secured at the center ofthe lug and extending down through a hole in the rim. and a wedgeadapted to be driven into a slot in said bolt. under the rim.

3. A mud lug for traction wheels consistnut 15. Said nut 15 is jammed asat 1 ing of a base portion and an upstanding or 15 spot welded beforescrewed tight onto flange integral therewith. bolts secured to the boltso that the latter is free to rotate. The lower end of the bolt 14extends through the holes 7 in the wheel rim and is rovided with a slot17 in which is engageable a wedge member 18. The wedge 18 is providedwith a series of holes 19 in one of which engages a pin 20 to preventthe wedge from slipping out. The pin 20 is secured to a spring 21 thelatter being secured by a cord or chain 22 to the wedge to prevent thepin from becoming lost.

When securmg the lug to he wheel rim In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature.

STANLEY G. SOLEY.

